By Kevin P. Gallagher The last time the world economy became defined by financial instability and recession, inequality and right-wing populism, a lack of global leadership and war, leading countries came together in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire to forge a set of principles and institutions to foster stability and prosperity for a greater peace. Eighty […]
As the world comes to grips with the devastating economic and public health consequences of COVID-19, Southern-led alternative institutions for finance and development have taken on more importance than ever. The new book, “South-South Regional Financial Arrangements: Collaboration Towards Resilience,” from William N. Kring and Kevin P. Gallagher, in partnership with Diana Barrowclough and Richard […]
Amid the devastation of World War ll, the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference convened in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire with the goal of designing an interdependent economic architecture for mutual prosperity. Based on a set of common principles of peace, equity and employment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and precursors to the World Bank […]
Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network
Kevin P. Gallagher, Director of the GDP Center, recently published an Op-Ed, with UNCTAD Division on Globalization and Development Strategies (GDS) Director Richard Kozul-Wright, on the need for multilateral trade organizations to align with Sustainable Development and Paris Agreement goals. The Op-Ed, titled “The fierce urgency of now: Toward a new multilateralism”, was published on the Brookings blog “Future […]
By Kevin P. Gallagher and Richard Kozul-wright China Daily, June 2019.
The Guardian – Linking to Kevin P. Gallagher & Richard Kozul-Wright for Project Syndicate
November 2013 Since the global financial crisis, a consensus has emerged around the need to regulate capital flows in order to reduce the chances of future crises and to mitigate their damage if they do occur. Many emerging economies have already introduced measures to reregulate cross-border finance. However, these economies are concerned that some of […]